President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate one
individual to serve in his Administration.

The President intends to nominate Steve A. Linick, of Virginia, to be
Inspector General of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Mr. Linick
currently serves as Executive Director of the National Procurement Fraud
Initiative and Task Force and as Acting Deputy Chief of the Fraud Section
at the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice. Previously, he
served as Deputy Chief of the Fraud Unit of the Criminal Division at the
United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Earlier in his career, he served as an Assistant United States Attorney at
the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia
and the United States Attorney's Office for the Central District of
California. Mr. Linick earned his bachelor's and master's degrees and his
JD from Georgetown University.